Spokane Produce

June 18, 2025

Market News

TTropical activity Continues in the Eastern Pacific as hurricane Erick
forms off the coast of Southern Mexico. Erick is forecast to reach
major hurricane strength before making landfall in Southwestern
Mexico near the states of Oaxaca and Guerrero early Thursday. Erick
will begin to weaken after making landfall, moving north into
Michoacan, Colima and Jalisco. Erick will bring powerful and heavy
rains across Southwestern Mexico over the next few days. These
regions have already received significant precipitation and hail from
previous tropical systems with extensive damage reported in some
iceberg and romaine fields. Numerous crops will be in the line of fire
with Erick, depending on the track and intensity of the storm. It will
take some time for growers to conduct crop assessments following
the storm.
In coastal California the rollercoaster of temperatures and heavy
marine layer conditions look to continue with most crops in generally
good shape currently. Growers are seeing pockets of disease pressure
in various fields as insect activity continues to rise. Regional supplies
across the country will add to supplies however the wet weather
pattern lately has impacted yields and quality across these regions.
The anticipated lighter production from Mexico will increase demand
for California supplies over the next few weeks at a minimum.
We will be watching the tropics and keep you up to date as to the
potential impacts on the various crops and growing regions as reports
become available.

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